The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-04-05
From our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON ID. C.. Anril l. l88

WASHINGTON, D. c., April l, 1887.
Editors Citizen Mr.. w. s. Primrose
of Raleigh, Mr.. H. E. Fries, of Salem
and DR.. Dabney, of the Agriculture
Department, were in Washington thiI
week. They are out on eanvassins
tour in the interest of the proposed
Agricultural College and industrial
School for North Carolina, and before
they return will visit number of in
stitntions ofthis cheracterinst the North
and West They spent severali days al
the Industrial School of Virginia before
they come to Washington, and left here
to-day for Michigan. The State is to be
congratulated upon securing the services
of these gentlemen, for they are the
right men in the right place" Mr.
Primrose as President and Mr.. Fries a.
secretary of the1ate State Exposition, in
then successful efforts with that enter.
prise, demonstrated beyond doubt their
fitness for this undertaking.
The Treasury Department has a VERT
able head at last. Mr.. Fairchild was
appointed to-day as Mr.. Msnning's sue.
cessor and Immediately entered upon the
Secretary-he having been in charge as
Acting Secretary for nearly all the time fo1
the past twelve months. 1t has been
ming resigned that Mr.. Fairchild would
get the place and the public generally
seems to be well pleased, Mr.. Cleveland
perhaps could have gained more political
influence by appointing some one who
has been long identified in politics and
who has been posing before the public as
q statesman, but he could not have selec-
ted a man more eminently qualified for
the place and one who will give more
general satisfaction as national fnanci-
er during the remainder of this admins
tration Mr.. Fairchild is in full accord
with the administration and demonstra-
ted rare efficiency as Treasury official
while assistant and acting secretary. He
was trained in a good school-with Sam
u-l J, Tilfen as instructor; for while
Tildet - J Governor of New York
FairchiIu vs. Attorney-General of the
State.
Judge Maynard, who was appointed
Assistant Secretary to fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Mr.. Fair
child has been in the Department as
Second Comptroller since June, 1885,and
is regarded as a good man for the place.
He is also from New York, and at the
time of his appointment was serving in
that State as First Deputy Atty Gen
eral.
The new Secretary and Assistant
threw open the doors of their Spacious
offices on the Sonth wing nf the bailtl;as
-=Izf5 ssftCTn0On and received the employ =
ees of the Department. Almost every
&c IL
clerks filed in and rendered congratula.
tions and we'll wishes. Your correspon-
dent turned to one corner of the room
to shake the cordial hand of the Second
Assistant Secretary, Ex-Gov. Thomson,
of South Carolina, who was quiet but
seemingly an interested spectator at the
reception. Just then q heavy built, rath.
er lady elderly passed by to tender her
congratulations to the new appointees.
She would evidently tip the scales in the
neighbo1hood of zoe, wore a neat and
becoming suit with rather dashy fixings
about her short neck, kept one eye on q
boquet of jacque minots which adorned
her bosom, and stepped as light and
brisk as though she wished to attract
some attention. She was the wife of
ex Gov. Moses, of South Carolina, and
has been a clerk in the Treasury De-
partment for number of years. This
recalled the days of mis-rule and carpet
bag oppression in our sister State, and
also recalled the fate of her husband
who was in those days leading figure
in that State. He is now wearing out a
prolonged existence in the penitentiary
hospital at Boston. A friend Of mine
who saw him recently says he is quite
broken down physically and that he is
almost an object of pity. The officials
cay he has a tendency to consumption,
but others say this was caused by exces-
sive use of opium, to which he had been
addicted for many years.